Where does “төраға” come from?

төраға (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh аға, from Proto-Turkic āka, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

төраға (Kazakh): chairperson

Definitions

  1. chairperson

Ancestry of “төраға”, step by step

төраға traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh аға

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhағаelder brother
2Proto-Turkicākaelder
3Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Kazakh төр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтөрplace of honor in a yurt or in a house
2Proto-Turkictöŕfoundation, root; origin, ancestors
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →